Kenya's Kiptum Handed Four-Year Doping Ban

12 November 2019

Nairobi — Former half-marathon world record holder Abraham Kiptum has been slapped with a four-year doping ban after irregularities that showed up on his Athletes' Biological Passport (ABP), which is used to track potential doping.

The decision was reached at the by Athletes Integrity Unit after Kiptum failed to explain the inconsistencies in his ABP with samples collected from 13 October to 25 December 2018.

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